General Characteristics

County (administration): Hradec Králové Region
District (town): Trutnov
Cadastre: Markoušovice
Map 1 : 50 000 (sheet No): 0342, 03424
Geological region: Czech Cretaceous Basin - E-Bohemian and W-Moravian Cretaceous; Chrudim Cretaceous; Králíky Furrow; Police Basin
Accessibility: - passable footpath
ID : 3490

Geology

Short characteristics of the site: Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. Quartzose sandstones of the Korycany Beds of the Peruc-Korycany Formaotion. 20 m high cliffs of quadersandstones with sme conglomerate layers. Pebbles consist of quartz with some lydites and quartzites. Glauconite does not occur. Interesting erosional and weathering features, frost cliffs are common. Popular tourist locality, overlooking Krkonoše Mountains.
Regional geologic unit: Bohemian Massif - superficial deposits and post-Variscian magmatites - Cretaceous - Czech Cretaceous Basin
Stratigraphy: mezozoikum - křída - svrchní křída - cenoman
Subject: sedimentology, lithology
Geological phenomenon: selective erosion, rock
Genesis: sedimentary
Rock: sandstone

Territorial conservation

Level of protection: Registered interesting geological localities
Protection of a geol. phenomenon: C - Geological phenomenon is the reason for a registration in the database of CGS
Part of the Geopark: Broumovsko
Conflicts of interests: without conflicts

References

Schovánek P. et al. (2012): Základní geologická mapa České republiky 1 : 25 000 s Vysvětlivkami 03424 Trutnov. Česká geologická služba. Praha.

Elaboration and Updating

Elaborated by: Gürtlerová Pavla, 08.03.12

Citation

The database Significant geological localities of the Czech Republic: 3490 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2024-04-25]. Available from: http:// lokality.geology.cz/3490.

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